River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-08-18
WISCONSIN NEWS.

The shade trees at Appleton are dy-
ING for want of moisture.
Phillis has contracted for county
jail that will cost SO. 45O.
a. Wangemann is about to establish
a German newspaper at Ashland.
a broom factory is among the latest
in the manufacturing line
in ShebOygan.
Harrison LOwery viii market about
900 watermelons from his place at
Lewis, jackson county.
BarabOo. having become dissatisfied
with electricity, Is talking of substitute
ing gas in lightning the city.
Justice Steinlein, of La Crosse. has
married eleven hundred couple during
his official career of seventeen years.
The water in Green lake is lower
than for many years. Several steamers
have grounded while running into
hartford.
Three Northern Pacific Railway ears
have been attached by Sheriff Daniels
10 satisfy the claim of Val Blatz, the
Milwaukee brewer, for S1O05.
The consolidation of the revenue dis
tricts in the state necessitates the re-
numbering of cigar factories in some
parts Of the consolidated districts
II. A. Davis, of Sherry, shot wild
turkey that measured five feet five
inches from tip to tip. This is the first
wild turkey seen in that vicinity for
years.
lie Clair, proprietor of the dance
house at Hurley which burned. catching
number of the female inmates IN the
+ ines, contributed only $40 for their
burial.
Fishermen around Lake Winnebago
and Butte dies Morris are plying their
avocatiOn in defiance of the new law.
Their shipments average about ten
barrels a day
a station on the 500 road in Polk
county is named Nye, after the famous
Bill. the humorist. Il Is supposed TO
be located about where he lit when the
cyclone dropped him.
Bonds Falls is a new town lust plant
ed few miles north of Watermect. A
fall eighty-two feet in height will furnish
good water-power. There are also
good indications of iron.
At Milwaukee, the Grand Opera
House has been leased for the coming
season, commencing Sept. 1, to f. G.
Rodolf Of La Cross. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Rodolf pays $500 per annum
FOL the house.
Aylin Liepps, of Hartland. was in
stantly killed by lightning Monday
while working in his barn. The light
ming struck the barn. paralyzing the
stock within it, and killing Mr.. Liepps
He was - years of age. and left no
family
Delegations of representative Irish
Americans from Appleton, Ashland.
Stevens Point, Fond du Lac, ard other
citiesOfthe State,concentratt da, Milwau-
kee there joining prominent Irishmen
and accompaniment the Sheridan Guards
to Chicago to participate in the Irish
American picnic.
A roller slipped from under large
roller rink building being moved to the
| fair grounds AT Beaver Dam, letting "A
timber and the building down. William
Brazell, aged about 20, was under the
/ building and was so badly crushed that
1 it Is doubtful if he can recover.
Resident Manager John L. Mitchell
denies the published report that il has
/ been decided to sell beer to the inmates
of the National Soldiers Home ON the
home grounds. The matter has been
discussed by the board of managers,
/ but no decision has been arrived at
The contract Tor rebuilding the
several exhibition halls which were
/ blown down at the State Fair grounds.
| Milwaukee by storm has been
/ let. This work vii, cost the State Az
ricultural Society $1,000. The con-
tract calls for the completion of the
work by Sept 3.
The boy reported burned to death on
the Duessler farm in Dodge county, is
alive, having been found in the orchard.
where he was hiding. He is supposed
to have accidentally set the buildings
Oh fire, and was 20 frightened by his
act that he hid himself. refusing to
answer when called.
Included in the forty-seven appli-
cants examined for druggists certifi-
Gates last week by the State Board of
Pharmacy (the largest class ever ex-
amined by the board in Milwaukee,
was one woman. who was found to be
much better informed than the major
ity Of the male applicants.
About three weeks ago A. ID. Cornell.
of Salem, Kenosha county, set fire to
some grass in meadow on his farm.
wishing to destroy it. 1t has now
burned into the ground to the depth Of
five and six feet i'm some places. All
efforts to extinguish the blaze have
proven fruitless, and the ground still
burns fiercely.
Axel, the 6-year old son of Carl
Beckstrom, Of Cedar Lake. 90, pos
ession of "a loaded pistol and managed
to discharge it in such manner that
the bullet entered his body Just
above the groin on the right side and
passing downward made its exit and
then entered his leg near the hip and
lodged on the under side near the the
knee He will recover
When the provisions Of the Indian
severalty bill are carried cut and the
reservation s. stem is discontinued. il
will mean considerable to Sawyer coun-
ty. The oil provides that the Indians
who are entitled to lands are each given
portion and the remainder Of the res
ervation is thrown upon the market
The Indians become citizens, voters and
taxpayers. and Of course all the land
which Is sold is liable 10 taxation.
The Court GRIZZLIES reservation in this
county comprises about 1000 acres,
and quite a portion Of il is yet covered
with valuable timber.
Louis f. Strum, eX-Deputy Treasurer
of Eau Claire County. who went out Of
office last January, was arrested few
days since on a charge of emblezzling
s.. 700 Of school money which came
into his hands about year ago from
the State Treasury and should have
been paid TO the city. Strum was deputy
Of James A. Hume, who was elected on
the Republican ticket in the fall Of
1884. Strum had never denied using
the money. and said he lost it in foolish
speculations. lie pleaded not guilty
and bail was fixed at So, 900. which has
not Yet been furnished. Strum was
prominent politician and has held other
county offices.